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[ian1964 10,459]

Hamutenya joins Glascow Rangers

 

Miguel Hamutenya, a 19-year-old Namibian soccer player signed a professional contract with Scottish football giants Glascow Rangers on Friday.

 

Hamutenya, who was part of the Bolton Wanderers Academy programme Edukicks for two years, attended trials with Rangers which he passed with flying colours, according to his agent Jonathan Hope.

 

“Miguel Hamutenya has been successful at trials with Glasgow Rangers and has subsequently been offered a pro contract. Glasgow Rangers have committed to this and we are now organising the required work permit to ensure the player can start immediately. Miguel has been outstanding in his trial period and has delivered a high standard of all the important criteria to be successful,” Hope said.

 

Glascow Rangers are the most successful club in Scottish history, having won the league title on 54 occasions, while they also won the Scottish League Cup 27 times and the Scottish Cup 33 times. Rangers is also one of the biggest clubs in Europe and has a history of producing and signing some of the best players in the world.

 

According to Hope, Hamutenya had the right attributes to make a success of his career.

 

“I have worked with names such as Cristiano Ronaldo and I can honestly say that Miguel is up there in terms of attitude and work rate. He is genuinely one of the nicest lads I have had the pleasure to work with and I see a very prosperous career for him. I think this is great for the people of Namibia to be associated with such a player and club and this should be an inspiration to other young players playing out of Namibia.”

 

“Glasgow Rangers have to be thanked and this is another building block of the new regime which excites me greatly. Gordon Smith and his team have such an exciting agenda and I am honoured to be apart of it all. I see big things coming from Rangers and I see a great future for young stars like Miguel",” he added.

 

Hamutenya told Namibia Sport that it was a huge honour to be signed by Rangers.

 

"I am so honoured at the prospect of playing in the Scottish Premier League. Rangers are a massive club and the staff and players are brilliant with me and I will settle in with ease. The facilities at Rangers are the best I have ever seen and we are looked after extremely well. I am going to get my head down and fight for my place in the team. I would like to thank my agent Jonathan Hope so much for believing in me and directing my career to the biggest club in Europe, without his honest guidance I don’t believe I would be here at this stage. Also I would like to thank Rangers for giving me a chance to be apart of their club. I am honoured and so happy,” he said.

 

Hope told Namibia Sport that he discovered Hamutenya at the Bolton Wanderers Academy two years ago.

“Miguel was part of the Bolton Wanderers Academy program EduKicks for two years and in that time I spotted him playing whilst down visiting my players and friends such as Marcos Alonso. I was really impressed with what I saw when Miguel was pointed out. He was very quick and his work rate was tremendous.”

 

“Afterwards I spoke with the player and he shocked me as to his upstanding attitude. For 18 years old he was so polite and mature and most importantly determined to improve and develop. There are natural talents such as attitude and work rate that you can’t teach and Miguel had it all.”

 

Hope then met with Miguel’s father Mathews Hamutenya, the executive director of the Namibian company Millenium Group to discuss his future.

 

“I spent some time assessing him and he reminds me of a young Patrick Evra and not to far off Marcos Alonso style of play. I then arranged to meet with his father Mathews Hamutenya and I explained I wanted to take him on as a client and I felt his talents would be best served in Scotland.”

 

According to Hope, Hamutenya earned a diploma in Sport Science whilst at the Bolton Academy while he also represented Namibia U20 on three occasions.

 

“Miguel has played for Namibia U21's three times and has had several call ups. This boy will be a massive player in Scotland and beyond. He will no doubt make the Namibian national side now and is a true role model to any young player.”

 

“Glasgow Rangers receive thousands of names on a daily basis and Miguel had no privileges and earned his contract on merit. He is very well respected and liked at his new club. He will also undertake an education course where he will further his off field studies,” he added.

 

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[craig 5,199]

I would hope that if bids are tabled next month that Ally uses this point to persuade him to stay at least until the summer. Even if we do get plenty money and get a replacement in for him, there's no guarantee our new guy will settle in and contribute the goals Jela does.

 

Likewise any new guy could score even more

[Danny 0]

Skysports.com understands Celtic have turned down the chance to sign former Rangers striker Kris Boyd on a free transfer.

 

Boyd is looking for a new club after cancelling his contract at Turkish club Eskisehirspor following a dispute over unpaid wages.

 

Celtic boss Neil Lennon admitted earlier this week he would not let Boyd's Rangers background sway him from making a move for the player if he wanted to bring him to Celtic Park.

 

However, it is understood Celtic have rejected any move for Boyd after the club were sounded out about taking the all-time SPL top scorer on a free transfer.

 

Lennon is thought to be happy with the strikers at his disposal and is looking at other targets instead of Boyd.

 

Rangers boss Ally McCoist has refused to rule out making a move to bring Boyd back to Rangers and it appears the path is clear for Rangers to sign the Scot.

[der Berliner 3,292]

So first it was Lennon saying that he would think about signing Boyd, now the club says that it has rejected a move after being sounded out? What next? Will we (re-)sign a "Celtic reject" soon? Sometimes you simply cannot make this up.

[GovanAllan 0]

Crazy rumour on FF about O'Connor signing.

 

Please God no.

[54andcounting 0]

So first it was Lennon saying that he would think about signing Boyd, now the club says that it has rejected a move after being sounded out? What next? Will we (re-)sign a "Celtic reject" soon? Sometimes you simply cannot make this up.

 

Dont mention Kris Boyd ffs!

 

It will create a massive thread, and admin will need to lock it LOL!

[Zappa 0]

Crazy rumour on FF about O'Connor signing.

 

Crazy is the operative word.

[pete 2,499]

Crazy is the operative word.

 

Is that Des O'Conner for the x-mas party?

[Danny 0]

So first it was Lennon saying that he would think about signing Boyd, now the club says that it has rejected a move after being sounded out? What next? Will we (re-)sign a "Celtic reject" soon? Sometimes you simply cannot make this up.

 

The contradictions are absurd. 'We'd take him yeah' - but after apparently being given the chance they didn't.

[der Berliner 3,292]

On a sidenote, rumour on FF has it that we have put forward (on Friday) documents to the SPL to make two Aluko-contract-style signings this or next week. Different people with no reason to disbelief have made these statements, the sources did not tell them / had no knowledge of who these people were. Must have been either freebies (hence Aluko-style contracts). Just two freebies spring instantly to mind, for O'Connor and Allan are only available in January.

 

Another rumour says that McCoist and Durrant were down in England today to have a look at Doncaster's Billy Sharp and Burnley's Rodriguez. The latter just your average rumour though.